The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS(Long-Term Support) for its Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products,as well as other flavours of Ubuntu with long-term support.

To help support a broader range of hardware, the 12.04.2 release adds anupdated kernel and X stack for new installations on x86 architectures,and matches the ability of 12.10 to install on systems using UEFIfirmware with Secure Boot enabled.

As usual, this point release includes many updates, and updatedinstallation media has been provided so that fewer updates will need tobe downloaded after installation. These include security updates andcorrections for other high-impact bugs, with a focus on maintainingstability and compatibility with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.